OnePlus 3 vs Apple iPhone 7 256GB

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Comparing the OnePlus 3 vs Apple iPhone 7 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 7 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while OnePlus 3 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 256GB the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 3 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 256GB offers 4.7 inches, making OnePlus 3 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 3 features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7 256GB's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 256GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 256GB offers 7 MP, making OnePlus 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 256GB offers 1960 mAh, making OnePlus 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: OnePlus 3 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone 7 256GB offers 256 GB, making OnePlus 3 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 7 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus 3 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

15 Jun, 2016
07 Oct, 2016
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 820
Apple A10 Fusion
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Optic AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
7 MP
16 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
1960 mAh
6000 mAh
Dash Charging
N/A
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

64 GB
256 GB
128 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Stunning display
  • Fast, smooth performance
  • Consistently good cameras
  • Great battery life with Dash Charge support
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Protruding camera mandates a case
  • No expandable storage
  • Alert Slider can't be customised
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(2,591 ratings)
4.5/5
(98,638 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
iOS v10
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A
M10 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
16 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB
2 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

Optic AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
16:9
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
326 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.94 %
65.47 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

152.7 mm
138.3 mm
164.4 mm

Width

74.7 mm
67.1 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.1 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

158 grams
138 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4608 x 2592 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
1960 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Dash Charging
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.784 W/kg Body: 0.581 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

N/A
No
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A

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